Present participle of crankle; the act of bending, twisting, or moving in a winding manner.
From crankle + -ing (present participle suffix). Describes the ongoing action of moving in twisted or crooked patterns.
Salmon practice crankling upstream through rapids—their undulating, snake-like motion through turbulent water is hydraulically calculated, using the crankled patterns of water flow to actually help them move forward.
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